Reply filed by the Director, Environment-cum-Special Secretary, Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department, Odisha and Member Secretary, Odisha Coastal Zone Management Authority, May 1, 2025. NGT, had registered suo motu in response to the news item in the Hindu, May 4, 2024 titled "Swell waves likely to strike coastal areas …
A 8kv solar power generating plant, established at a cost of Rs 15.20 lakh, is already functional at Kuppanna Park in the city. It produces nearly 14,400 units of power per annum. The power is intended for the lights in the park and is expected to save up to Rs …
Lome — Togolese authorities welcomed the work of Chinese company ZTE Corp. in carrying out the country's solar street lamps project that aims to reduce public lighting bill, energy official told Xinhua on Thursday. Toga planned to install 13,000 solar street lamps across the country to reduce energy costs. So …
The White House on Monday expanded its push for greater renewable energy adoption, announcing fresh financial incentives for solar panels, smart grid technology and other alternative energies for homeowners and builders. President Barack Obama will travel to Las Vegas, Nevada, later on Monday to unveil the new steps, which include …
India is a land of contrasts. This cliche holds true even in the field of energy. It is the fifth-largest producer of electricity in the world. The largest number of people without access to electricity also resides in India. Even more do not use modern cooking fuels. And despite the …
Mahabubnagar in Telangana and Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh are among the 60 cities/towns proposed to be developed as ‘Solar/ Green Cities” across the country under a scheme launched by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). At least one city in each State, and up to a maximum of …
The government has approved a proposed master plan to develop 50 solar cities, for which master plans have been prepared for 46, an official statement said on Sunday. Three of these cities under the programme are planned to be set up the national capital region, the ministry of new and …
BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh will house world's largest 750 Mega Watts(MW) solar power station in Rewa district, state's energy minister Rajendra Shukla said today. "Global tenders for commissioning the solar power station in an area over 1,500 hectares at Bandwar region in Gudh tehsil of Rewa, will be invited shortly," Shukla …
Solar power is dominating the political landscape in New Delhi despite the plummeting prices of crude oil, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to set up 100 gigawatt solar plants by 2022 has prompted ministers and Parliamentarians to jump into the field. National security advisor Ajit Doval wants it at …
NASHIK: A former Filipino diplomat-turned-climate activist is set to visit Nashik on August 31 during the Kumbh Mela. Currently in India, Yeb Sano, who started the People's Pilgrimage walk from his homeland in the Philippines in May, is expected in Nashik soon with the motive to reach out to the …
The 1-MW solar plant launched by the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) at Panampully, near Kanjikode, last week could generate 25,000 units of power in its first three days. The plant started functioning on August 18. Integrated with the 220-kV substation of the KSEB at Kanjikode, the plant aims at …
LUDHIANA: A group of young entrepreneurs from the city is out to create awareness regarding implementation of solar power in industrial premises. While these entrepreneurs are demanding that the subsidy earlier available on solar power projects be re-started to make Punjab power surplus, they suggest reducing costs to make it …
The two latest solar bids in Madhya Pradesh and Telangana saw tariffs touching a low of Rs 5.05 per unit and Rs 5.17 per unit, respectively Even as the global market battles saturation in clean energy, solar power price in India is on its way down - a landmark 70 …
Britain is thinking of using an EU loophole to dodge the impact of its own subsidy cuts on renewable energy and escape fines for missing 2020 European renewable targets. Under EU rules Britain could use the loophole, termed statistical transfer, which would see it pay other, greener, EU countries overshooting …
France will double the amount of solar power capacity it will commission to be built in a tender after high demand and competitive prices emerged during bidding, the French energy ministry said on Thursday. It had launched a tender process for 400 megawatts (MW) of large, 250 kilowatt-peak (KWp) solar …
Science and Technology Minister Pradeep Panigrahy on Thursday informed the Assembly that plans have been made to provide solar power to 257 villages, including 250 in the Tribal Sub-Plan areas, during the current year. “A total of 268 households of seven villages in Shialilati gram panchayat under Gajapati district’s R …
Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal on Thursday inaugurated solar power project with a total capacity of 31.5 megawatt (MW) at Lakhmirwala village in Moga district. With this, Punjab’s shift from green revolution to the green power revolution has moved further as total solar power installation already touching 210 MW …
Dark streets in the capital city will be a thing of the past. Now these will be illuminated by LED lights through a smart streetlighting project launched here today by Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh. Virbhadra named the project as the Rajiv Gandhi Illuminating Scheme for Hill Town Advancement on his …
Describing solar energy as the ultimate solution to India's energy problem, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called upon Indian scientists to work towards developing more efficient equipment which could revolutionise the entire sector. His remarks came during his interaction with 30 eminent scientists from top institutions of India …
The value of China's total solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing output topped $31 billion in the first half of 2015, the industry ministry said on Wednesday, as the push for renewable energy continues in the world's largest solar PV producer. In the first half of 2014, the total output value surpassed …
New figures have revealed the massive amount of small-scale renewable projects deployed in Scotland, but industry figures warned that further development could be crippled by recent subsidy cuts. Scotland is now home to around 660,000 250W solar panels, 2,557 small wind projects, 204 hydro-electric schemes and three anaerobic digesters, according …
